Thursday, June 21, 2012

Computrainer - Nutrition

During my first two triathlons, my nutrition has consisted of: one gel with water prior to the swim, one gel with water on the bike and water on the run. On the run I've been getting tight calves with some cramping. As near as I can tell, I think I'm low on electrolytes. The hydration is good and the energy levels seem fine but I think the cramps are electrolytes. Reading the labels of the gels and there isn't a lot of sodium or potassium.

For this week's race, I'm going to try something a little different. I'm trying Gu Electrolyte tabs on the Computrainer. They have a lot of sodium and a lot of potassium. The drink mix hasn't bothered my stomach on the Computrainer so it might work during racing.

Life is an experiment and triathlon is the lab.

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